The Brookhaven leader., 1887-03-17
SOUTHERN eLkANiNos.

have secured the land on which the as
phalt mines are located near Decatur,
Ala, and have formed a company to work
the mines.
A number Of Eastern and Western capi-
talists have recently formed a companyto
build thirty or forty cOtton-see1 oil mills
In the South. The capital stock is $5,0OO,-
OO0
Nashville, Tenn, has new gas light
company representing S2.0O) 900 capital.
Chattanooga, Tenn, has a new National
bank with a paid up capital Of $JOO,O0O.
The discovery Of minerals in the vicinity
Of Natchez, Miss, has caused real estate
In that locality to take decided upward
turn.
Oil and natural gas indications have
been discovered nine miles from Decatur,
Ala
A forty-one-year-o colored woman In
Greene County, Ca, Is the mother of four.
teen children.
Burrel Clakely was arrested at Hous-
ton, Tex, a few days ago, for murder
committed IN 1876
The famous Cardiff giant, once so popu-
lar, is now slowed away in an old box at
ri Paso, Tex
A Nashville CTenn.) young man since
December I, 1885 has cleared over $4,000
in real estate speculations in that city.
Arbor Day was celebrated at Mont
gomerv, Ala, for the first time in the his
tory of the city.
A North Carolina woman the other day
got angry at her husband, threw poker
at him az he sat In a chair with their baby
in his arms, and it hit the little one on the
head killing it instantly.
In an orange grove near Apopka, Fla,
few days ago was found pipe of beater
gold, and evidently of ancient workman
ship
A Georgia hen distinguished herself the
other day by laying two eggs al one time.
A Georgia Catholic bishop has issued an
order forbiddng priests from performing
the marri &c ceremony after dark.
A Florida correspondent says bathing
parties are fashionable on the Indian
river.
Most Of the palm branches now used in
Northern Catholic churches on Palm Sun.
day come from palmetto trees on the Sea
islands of South Carolina.
The bay mare Lady Wilkes was recent
ly sold at Lexingl on, KY, for $3.50.
Alfred Smith fell from the railroad
bridge at Rogersville, Tenn, a few days
since, to the ground, distance of sixty
feet, only receiving few slight bruises
Fl was drunk.
The Eclipse -four mills of Potts, Proctor
& Co., at Danville, Ky, caught fire few
nights ago, and were burned to the ground,
together with an elevator adjoining Total
loss, So 900; insurance, $4,000.
vagrant lying in jail at Augusta,
Ky., was sold few days ago to the high
est bidder for seventy-five days. He was
knocked down for one dollar to the jaller,
who turned him loose.
The Federal Court at Nashville, Tenn,
sustained the Ohio & Mississippi road in
refusing express matter Of the Baltimore
& Ohio Company, the contract being ter
minable on the notice gwen.
VIM. Dean, of Knoxville, Tenn, was
crushed to death a few days ago while
helping to lift large iron safe from
wagon The safe toppled on him, crush
ing his body to jelly.
In the stu lilo of Washington artist is
the war-horse of "Stonewalr' Jackson.
The work Of having the animal mounted is
paid for by Richmond, Va The stuffed
figure of the famous horse is placed in an
attitude of attention, with head and ears
erect
Mrs Sarah Pierce, of Madison County,
N. c., died few days ago, aged ninety.
n ne years. She was never sick day and
never took a dose of mndicine until within
few days of her death.
The iournevmen house-painters of Mem.
phis, Tenn, to the number Of one hun
dred. went on strike a few days ago.
They demanded three dollars dav, which
Is an advance of fifty cents over the pre-
vailing wages. Their demands were re-
fused by the boss painters.
General Malone declares himself as un-
alterably opposed TO the reputation Of
one cent Of the just Indebtedness of Vir-
ginia, and hopes to see th3 amount ascer-
tanned by the employment of outside
fnanciers.
George NJ. Williams, convicted burg
lar, was shot while endeavOring to escape
from his guards at the gravel pits near
San Antonio, Tex, a few days ago and
was so badly wounded that it was thought
he could not recover.
Samuel Smith, aged sixteen, of Cats
Fork, Lawrence County, KY, followed up
q quarrel with a neighbor named Ham
mond, few days ag0, by shooting the
latter dead and probably fatally wounding
Mrs Hammond and her two children, who
had attacked the murderer. Smith then
fed to the mountains and had not been
captured
Frankfort, KY, made very elegant reel,
which he sent to Senator Blackbu and
Representative Breckenridge, with the
request that they would present it to the
President with the compliments of Ken
lucky Republican, who loved him for the
fish that he had caught. The President
gracefully accepted and acknowledged the
gift.
Colonel P. B. Means, an ex-member Of
the North Carolina Legislature and a
prominent politician, entered the Times
printing-ofice at Concord, N. c., few
evenings since and cowhided John B.
Sheriff., the editor The diff ulty grew
out Of publications made with regard to
some local matter.
Something over year ago Shade Scar
borough, accompanied by five other
negroes, repaired to the house of Madison
Caesar. also colored, near Clayton, Ala,
for the purpose of settling previous diff
ficulty between the parties. About mid
night they awoke Caesar, and on
his refusing to come out
they broke open the door and
shot him down in the presence OF his W ife.
At he trial the other five men We're sent
to the penitentia"y, and Scarbor pugh was
sentenced TO be hanged. All prepa ations
had been made for the execution on the
llth inst, when a respite for thirty days
was received from Governor Seay for
further consideration of the case.
| Jackson, Miss, is prohibition city.
Mr.. Paul King. cashier of the Farmers
National Bank of Cynthiana, XIV, CON-
mitted suicide, few evenings since, by
shooting himself with pistol. The ball
entered just behind the right ear, and
came out on the left side of the head.
heath xvaa instantaneous M Zinc ha I